Well Driller List

State rules

Vermont

Vermont licenses well drillers through the Secretary of State's Office of Professional Regulation. The office's well driller page says the profession is transitioning from the Department of Environmental Conservation to that office and points readers to the statute. Applications, renewals, and license lookups are in the office's online services system. The application instructions say a first-time applicant documents 36 months of well installation experience, or 24 months with at least a two-year degree in engineering, environmental science, well drilling, or a related field. The applicant also submits five well completion reports approved by the drinking water and groundwater protection program, proof of the National Ground Water Association exam, and the Vermont jurisprudence exam. A business must have a licensed qualifying individual.

Checked against official sources on October 11, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.

Try a ZIP like 30303, “Travis County” or “Columbus, OH”
Licensing or permitting agency
Vermont Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State
Who must hold a credential
Licensed well driller, including a qualifying individual for a business
Official permit or license page
Official page →

Title 26, chapter 107, says a person who intends to perform the well-drilling activities in the statute's classes must hold a well driller license, apply to the office, and pay the application fee in 3 V.S.A. section 125. A business, governmental entity, or other entity engaged in those activities must be owned by, employ, or contract with a qualifying individual who holds the license. Employees of that entity do not each need a license to do the work. The license states the class or classes of well-driller activities the person may perform. The qualifying individual may be tied to only one employer but may contract with more than one entity.

The forms page says well driller advisors and the Office of Professional Regulation administer the license, and it tells applicants to read the fee schedule and the 90-day initial licensing policy before applying. Endorsement is available for people licensed in another jurisdiction with substantially equivalent qualifications, and the instructions still ask for the experience form and five approved completion reports. DEC's fee page still shows an older annual well driller fee. Because the office says the profession is moving, the Secretary of State instructions are the application path used here, and the DEC fee line should be checked against the current OPR fee schedule before anyone relies on it.

A customer should ask for the Vermont well driller license and the class printed on it, and should ask who the qualifying individual is for the company. Use the office's lookup rather than a copied roster. Well completion reports are part of the application record and part of what the driller files for a finished well. Ask for your copy. The office's well driller page is the public notice of the transition, and chapter 107 is the statutory duty to be licensed.

Official resources in Vermont

Vermont well drillers

Office of Professional Regulation page for the well driller license.

Well driller forms and instructions

Where to apply, renew, and find the application instructions.

26 V.S.A. chapter 107

License requirement and the qualifying individual for a business.

Well driller application instructions

Experience, five completion reports, and the exams the instructions require.

Key facts for Vermont

What to do next

  1. Ask for the qualifying individual's well driller license and the class on it.
  2. Look the license up in the Secretary of State's system.
  3. Ask for the well completion report for your well.
  4. Check the current OPR fee schedule rather than an older DEC fee line.

Looking for your city or county in Vermont?

We haven't found official program-level pages for Vermont we can verify yet, so we don't show local numbers here rather than guess. Here's what to use instead, in order:

  1. General Start with the statewide information above. It applies across Vermont, but cities and counties can add their own steps, fees or deadlines.
  2. Call to confirm Ask the official office. They have the current local rule, fee and form.
    Phone not shown: use the contact page on the official website above.
    Your city or county office: Local governments →
    Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Vermont page on USA.gov can point you to the right office.
  3. Know the current info? Tell us and include a link to the official page. We check every tip before it goes up.

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